Devotions based on Michael Buchanan’s book, Spiritual Rhythms Every preposition is important as we read our Bibles and it shades the meaning one way or another. Jesus said you must abide in me, and I must abide in you. Being in Christ is the essence of the loving, transforming relationship He invites us to enjoy.…

Devotions based on Michael Buchanan’s book, Spiritual Rhythms We all crave balance in our lives but need Rhythm.  Spiritually there are times for soaring, times for walking and times for trying not to faint. There are seasons when we feel Jesus calls us to keep going when we really want to quit.  All this needs…

Devotions based on Mark Buchanan’s book Spiritual Rhythm Sometimes we work so hard but there is little fruit in our lives.  The author mentions the cause of this can be idols in our lives. Our Baal is “whatever it is in our lives which we believe holds ultimate power over our future, and so which…

Devotions based on Mark Buchanan’s book, Spiritual Rhythm What are the spiritual harvests that we can look for in the Fall season of our spiritual lives?  The author mentions 3 of them: a harvest of souls, a harvest of prosperity, and a harvest of Righteousness. The harvest of souls is ripe and we need to…

Devotions based on Mark Buckanan’s book, Spiritual Rhythm As we are in the spiritual Fall season let us be careful how we sow and not do it sparingly.  When we sow generously we will reap generously and “enlarge the harvest of our righteousness. ”And this results with much thanksgiving to God. When surveys are done…

Devotions based on Mark Buchanan’s book, Spiritual Rhythm We are now on to the Fall season which is a time of harvest. Spiritually it is a time for thanksgiving, a time to acknowledge God’s provision and faithfulness. Like the author wrote it is a time to reap what we’ve sown. When we prepare well it…

Devotions based on Mark Buchanan’s book, Spiritual Rhythm The season of summer is one spiritually of enjoying God and others without reserve. It is a time of warmth and rest and pleasure. We are not hurried, worried and it abounds in fruit.  We feel deeply alive and full of peace. God’ seems most visible and…

Devotions from Mark Buchanan’s book, Spiritual Rhythm I have always liked summer season best and spiritually it is a season of  warmth, fruit, light, rest, wonder, joy. It is a time of sheer delight in God and what He’s made. It is so opposite of winter and is a time when God and others are…

Devotions based on Mark Buchanan’s book, Spiritual Rhythm The first activity of Spring is to wake up, to get loose, and to leap forth. Let the winter’s losses and sorrows break down into something useful and life-giving. Once awakened Spring demands of us to plow, plant and clean. We need to do our part and…

Devotions from Mark Buchanan’s book, Spiritual Rhythm After we have been through the bleak Winter season, the cold lifts and God changes everything, bringing us into Spring.  Where death has reigned, life triumphs and we live in hope.  It could happen suddenly and we may feel joyful and experience emotional renewal, physical renewal, and moral…